What’s the matter with history? For decades, critics of the discipline have argued that the historical profession is dominated by scholars unable, or perhaps even unwilling, to write for the public. In Popularizing the Past, Nick Witham challenges this interpretation by telling the stories of five historians—Richard Hofstadter, Daniel Boorstin, John Hope Franklin, Howard Zinn, and Gerda Lerner—who, in the decades after World War II, published widely read books of national history.

Since 2018, we have seen a growth of Latino Republicans running for and winning at both the state and federal levels in places that one would not expect. This lecture will explain who they are, where they are running, who is winning, and their impact once in office.

Join us at our 1-day conference to discuss the Sudanese reflection on the present situation and future prospects. If you are unable to travel to Oxford please join us online through ZOOM webinars - register here for your personal ZOOM link: https://tinyurl.com/TSPprogFeb24.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi (Co-Founder and Chair of Trustees, The Sudanese Programme) and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustee, The Sudanese Programme; Consultant and researcher, specialised in political, economic, conflict and peace analysis on the Sudans and countries in the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel)

In Her Hands examines the various strategies women have utilized to fight for recognition as individuals vulnerable to and living with HIV/AIDS across multiple settings since the 1980s. Taking a new chronological and thematic approach to the study of the US epidemic, it explores five arenas of women’s AIDS activism: transmission and recognition, reproductive justice, safer sex campaigns for queer women, the carceral state, and HIV prevention and treatment.

An intensive two-day workshop, 19 and 20 April, in mediation, negotiation and diplomacy, with training in methodology and a practical focus on generating ideas and action proposals for preventing, de-escalating and mitigating tensions between the Western World and China.
Training: Participants learn about evidence-based conflict mediation and negotiation tools. They apply them in several exercises and develop related skills.